Diego Valencia
Valencia with Universidad Católica
Personal information
Full name Diego Martín Valencia Morello
Date of birth (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atromitos
(on loan from Salernitana)
Number 18
Youth career
Academia La Serena
2014–2018 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Universidad Católica 93 (24)
2022– Salernitana 12 (0)
2023– → Atromitos (loan) 15 (2)
International career‡
2017 Chile U17 8 (0)
2018–2019 Chile U20 8 (1)
2020 Chile U23 1 (0)
2021– Chile 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:18, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Diego Martín Valencia Morello (born 14 January 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Atromitos, on loan from Salernitana, and the Chile national team.

Club career

Early years

As a youth player, Valencia was with Academia La Serena before joining the Universidad Católica youth system.[1][2]

Universidad Catolica

Valencia debuted the year 2018 in the match against Deportes Iquique in San Carlos de Apoquindo, on the following date, gave assistance for the goal of the draw against Palestinian in La Cisterna. in the year 2018 he converted his first goals, in the triumph of Catolica against Coquimbo Unido, a match that was also his debut as a starter in the team.[3]

Salernitana

On 11 July 2022, Valencia signed a four-year contract with Italian club Salernitana.[4]

Atromitos (loan)

On 9 September 2023, he joined on loan to Super League Greece side Atromitos on a deal for a year with an option to buy.[2]

International career

Diego managed to make the winning goal of the Chile national U20 team, when the Odesur won.[5]

In 2019, he was called to the national sub 20 team, after the injury of Nicolás Guerra.[6]

At senior level, he was called up to the Chile national team for the 2021 Copa América Quarter-finals to replace Guillermo Maripán due to an injury,[7] making his international debut against Brazil.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2018 Primera División 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2019 Primera División 17 4 2 0 5[a] 0 1[b] 1 25 5
2020 Primera División 30 4 — 9[c] 0 1[b] 0 40 4
2021 Primera División 31 14 2 1 8[d] 2 1[b] 0 42 17
2022 Primera División 13 2 1 2 7[e] 1 1[b] 0 22 5
Total 93 24 6 3 29 3 4 1 132 31
Salernitana 2022–23 Serie A 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Career total 105 24 7 3 29 3 4 1 145 31
  1. ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  3. ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 14 June 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2021 4 0
2022 3 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Universidad Católica

Chile U20

References

  1. ^ (Academia La Serena) Entrevistando a Diego Valencia, fútbolista profesional de la U. Católica y ex alumno Acádemia.... on Facebook (in Spanish). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Παίκτης του Ατρόμητου ο Ντιέγο Βαλένσια!". Atromitos FC (in Greek). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Diego Valencia Y Su Debut: "Estoy Muy Feliz Por Mis Primeros Goles En El Profesionalismo"" (in Spanish). 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Diego Valencia È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Salernitana" (in Italian). Salernitana. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "el flaco de La Serena que hizo el Gol de Oro para la selección chilena en los Odesur" (in Spanish). 30 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Nomina Sub 20, Diego Valencia" (in Spanish). 30 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Chile ya tiene al reemplazante de Maripán en la Copa América - TyC Sports" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ Inostroza, Valeska (3 July 2021). "Diego Valencia agradeció su debut en La Roja ante Brasil: "Un sueño cumplido que nunca olvidaré"". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Diego Valencia". SofaScore. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. ^ Diego Valencia at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

Atromitos F.C. – current squad
Chile squad – 2021 Copa América
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